Early in the morning
Seven is the promised land
Early in the morning
I slit her throat just to get her pearls
Yes, I believe, I surely will
Tell me where to lay my head
Not with me is all she said
Won't get through to save my soul
Gonna buy her a diamond ring
It's a long way down the Harlan Road
Busted back and a heavy load
Early in the morning
Cast myself into a whirl
Early in the morning
I've rolled them bones with either hand
Go to town and drink my fill
Before a bunch of swine
Early in the morning
Little darling, she's a redhaired thing
If I had a dollar bill
Go to town and drink my fill
Whiskey'd be my dying bed
Mother was a golden girl
I've always been a gambling man
Man, she makes my legs to sing
